[tor-bugs] #22101 [Core Tor/Tor]: Can't have relative DataDirectory with CookieAuthentication enabled

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#22101: Can't have relative DataDirectory with CookieAuthentication enabled
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 Reporter:  pastly                            |          Owner:  Jigsaw52
     Type:  defect                            |         Status:
                                              |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                            |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                              |  0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                      |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                            |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  review-group-18, review-group-19  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                    |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [comment:26 arma]:
 > But! I have a fine 'state' file sitting in ./datadir-3hop/
 >
 > And that appears to be written, in or_state_save(), using
 {{{get_datadir_fname("state")}}}.
 >
 > So now I'm just confused.
 >
 > I think we might want to do a full refactoring here. (Easy for me to
 say.)

 Ah ha!

 {{{
 Jun 26 17:26:56.000 [warn] Unable to write state to file "./datadir-
 3hop/state"; will try again later
 }}}

 I guess Tor wrote a state file before it did the chdir, and then after the
 chdir it tried to write the other state file location and failed.

 Ok, my theory remains intact!

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